
Elizabeth Keckley
The History Chicks : A Women's History Podcast
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Verena's Dress, Tas.
Lizzie was hired to make a dress for mary lincoln after her husband's inauguration. Three other seamstresses had introduced their dressmakers too, so she had some competitors. But the first lady didn't even think it was much of a contest when missus mc lean saw her. Ando: I love design that change their mind every five minutes and then don't understand why the time line also has to change as well. Amy poler, meryl streep and drunk history is on BBC1 at 9pm tonight.
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